Molding machine.



J A. RHOULT. MOLDING mom APPLIUATIOJI run me. 10. mm

899.073. Patented Sept. 22, 19011 4-IIBBTHIIIT L mm mm MM G mm M APPLIOATIOI FILED AUG. 16. 1907. I

' atented Sept 22, 1908.

J. A. RHOULT.

MOLDING MACHINE- APPLIOATIOII rm-zn 10.10, 1001. s

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

4 NETS-GEES! J. A. RHOULT, MOLDING MACHINE. AYYLIOATIO! TILED AUG. 10, 1901.

' Pgitented Sept. 22, 1908;

4 SHEETI-SKBST 4.

UNlTED S ATLES Pi-XTENT OFFICE, JO$EP1I'.\. H'IIOULT, UF ll.\\-'f".lllll[mi-liillfil l hg AfifltlXOR UP ON E-HALF TO HARRIS SPAI'LDIXG, 01" l ll-'15P HILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

'LmLbING-MACHINE.

No. 899,073. Specification of Let-ten Patent. Patented Sept. 22, 1908;

Application filed August 1a, 100% Serial No. aasnai To all whom it may rmirrrn: detail liei'eiiiafter described; Fig. 4 is :1- front Be it known that l, Josizi-ii A. ll'iioi.i.'i', of elevation of another form of my invention;

llm'erhiil, in the. coun y of .lissux and Stateand Fig ti sideview oftheniaohine shown of Alasswliusetts', lnn'c invented it )i('-\\' mid in Fig. 4.

useful .Joliliiig-l\fncliiiie, of which the l'ollowlliiving reference to the. drawings 1 is the 0 ing in u specification. frame of my improredunolding machine and My invention reliite "I802 ties for SllllP- on this frame is yieldiiigly support-edit bed 2 ing and molding; articl s of ct material, from which ii pair of arms 3 pio'ect rearand the ohjoo'l' of my invention to provide wiirdly, said arms being connect-e. attheir 1b an improved machine of this kind mid piirrear ends by the crossdmr =1. Mounted in 65 tieilliirli' to provide :1 machine. which will he friuiie l is ii crew 5 carrying a nut. 6 between esperially suited to mold toe-cops for boots which and cross-bar 4 is it spring 7 which and shoes. tends to hold bed 2 in its forward position A tocmap for a boot or shoe is. as is well against. :1. stop 5 :idjiistiibly fixed by screws 9 known, of :l. peculiar p cket-like shape, and to friiiiie 1. The. rear end of bed 2 is sup 70 it is a difficult. operation to perfectly form ported by pins- 1U projecting from frame- I. and shape. all parts thereof owing to the pethrough slots 11 in the arms The front (:uliarsluipe of iiioldre'ipiired. .\l yimpro\ed end of bed 2 is supported by a spring 12 inarhine is peculiarly adapted to so treat the which rem; upon it nut 13 iidjustiibly iiioiintmaterial of ii blank ii; to give a perfect shape. ed on it screw 1 4. At. its ower end the. screw 75 to the same... H is loosely mounted in frame 1 so that it is My improved molding 'iiii'icliiiie conipris s free to rock, and at its upper end said screw upairofdii-s, one of 'ltlt'lklh stiitioniirilysiipprojects loorely through bed 2 and carries a ported and the other moviibly supported. nut 15 against. which sand bed IS held by .lho monililedie. is shifted toward and from spring 12. Dmvinrardly projecting lugs 16 so the stationary die b means which also acts on bed '3 engage the sides offmiiie. l and asto shift the movable die laterally so thut the sist in holding Silltl bed in proper position. hitter besides being forced into the stationary l ixed to the. top of bed 2 by screws 17 is a. die so as to cooperate with the. bottom of the. stationary die. 18 on top of which rests a gage hitter is also forced sidewisc, to cooperiite it). The rear end of git-go 19 is connected by with its wall. In the bestform of lll iiivenii bolt 20 with pointerdever ll pivoted at;

lion the shitioiiiiiy die is supported so as to 2'. to Itbi-oeket- '13 fixed to bed 2. Point-eryield \lim'nw'urdl and 'l(ll\\'l i(1 under pres lever ll coo ieriites with an index 24 on siirel'mm the. movable die. bracket 23. llie bolt. 20 projects through a 35 Axiollwrt'enture. of my invention consists slot 25 in bracket .23 so that the gage 19 can .0 in providing means for llkilllllg the upper or be adjusted for any desired size of upper or blank being molded. 'l'o effect this the lt\- blank :ireorilin to index 24. The gage is llt l'lrtl' f lilfi is preferably made. with d steam fixed in position by means of a nut '26.

chamberconnected by :i iiiiiltiplieiiy of open- The movable die .7 is pivoted at 28 to a j p ings with the. interior or molding portions of" lever 29 fiilcriiiiied at 30 on frame I, and the the Stlfifllhll) die and when the IlIUVillJli die rear end of said lever is connected by a trcadle is shifted to cooperate with the stationary rod Bl. with a trendlenot shown, by means die steam is :iutonmiieally .'-:-.ip :lied to the. .of which lever 29 is operated. The front and chamber and passing through the openings ofthedie 27 is supported lrynspring 3'3 which 45 untgek directly with the blank, und heats connects said die with it not 33 mounted on a the die nd aids the moi-ling operation, and screw 34 on lever 29 so that adjustment of when the movable die is shifted tl\\'ii front screw 34 re; iil=it.e:-- the tension of spi-in 32.

the. stinionary die the supply of steam is The stationary the 18, is, S shown in Fi niitimiutienlly shut oil. 3, hollow so as to provide a chamber 35 whir- 50 Other features of my invention are hereinis connected bf. a pipe 36 with the steam sup after pointed out. ply. In the pipe 36 a valve 37 whosestein hi the accompunyiivdrawings Figure 1 is 3; is coupled to tho fiil'erizni pin 3t) of lever asid ekvutioiiofinv nprored iiiuldingnia- '29, said pin 2}" being fixed in any suitable china; Fig. 2 is a ilnn view of the Illiiltllll" manner so as to turn with lever 29 that iiinehine shown in lg. 1;Fig. 3 is ii sectioind when said lever operated to shift die 17 tih i ward and into the toe-shaped cavity of die with an extension b car 'ng aroll b". The 18, valve 37 is opened and steam is admitted extension b" is normal iy dcpressc'd by a in chamber 35. The interior wall of die 28 is spring I)" but as die B enters die A roll b" onmade with a number of ports 39 which congages an extension a" on die A so that die B 5 nect ch-antbcr with the toe-shapcd interior is rocked more or loss in.die A so as to rub the of dic 28 so that when stoam is admitted into folds and creases produced by the crimping.

chamber 35 it is brought into direct contact 'hat I claim is: with the uppcr or blank hcmg molded besides I. In a molding machine thc combination .scrvirw to heat the die 15. When die 27 is of astationary die with a cavity bordered bv 10 shiftctltoward die 18 the nose on die 27 shm an overhanging li a movable die; means to ing the. blank before it, first engages the. lip move the movnbl e dic'into position to as 40 on die 18 and shifts the latter rears-sully under the lip and then move it laterally into against the pressure of spring 7. Then as the stationary die and beneath said lip. soon as the nose of die '27 lawn-mos seated in 2. In a molding machine the combination 15 dic 18 the front portion of die .37 is swung of a stationary die with a cavity bordered b downwardly againstthe pull of spring 3'. and an overhanging Ii a movable die; a singl the resistance of spring 12. T ha the creases mcmbcr connccte with the movable die to, and folds which are produced around the move it into position to pass under the lip 4 ed 0 of the blank or up or are pressed and and then move it laterally into the stationary rufibcd or ironcd into s ape. Moreover, it die and beneath said lip. will be seen that practically the whole of the 3. In a molding machine the combination too is subjected to the pressure and action of of a stationary die with a cavity bordered by the two dlcs. an overhanging li a movable die; means to In the form of my invention shown in Figs. more the movab e die into position to pass 25 4 and 5 the stationary die A is fated to the under the lip with the blank forced into the frame 0 and is made with a steam chambe a cavity of the stationary die and then move it connected by a pi e a with a steam sttppl y laterally so as to force the blank under said Ports 0 connect chamber a with the interior .lip to turn in the edges of the blank. of die A, as before. On top of die A is fixed, a; 4. In a toe molding machine, in combinaso by a. screw (1, a. gage D having a rounded inner; 1 t'on, a stationary die; a movable die; means edge (1' to cooperate with the nose of'the toshift the movable die toward the station movable die B when the latter forces the My die to force the blank or the like into the blank or upper down over the lip a. The hi telpn-Iltl then to shift the movable diolatmovable die B has a projecting car I) pivoted era yto force the blank against the side wall 35 at b' to a lever b which in turn is ivotsily of thegst'ationary die;andmeans toyieldiugly connected at b to a slide 6. The slide 1- at suppotit thc stationarv die against the perits'lower and rests against and is guided by a pendicnlar' nd lateral pressures of the movfiange b on frame 0. The pin Z1 which conable die. i i nee-ts lever b and slide 1) carries trunnions 5. In a too molding machine in combina- 40 b" at its ends which 'ride in slots c in frame tion a ieldihgly sup ortetl stationary die; a C. At the rear of frame C is an upwardly movable die; and :1 ever with a. stationary projectin arm 0 to which is connected the fulcrum on whiclrthe movable die is mountupper en of a spring I). The lower end of ed, said lever b81Il%. adapted to swmv the s rin b connects with and supports the movable (lic towart the stationary die to slide At b and b' are the two members force the blank or the like into the latter and ofa bo gle which are pivoted, respectively, at laterall so as to force the blank against the b midi)" to the lever b and slide i the censide wa l of the stationary die. tor pivot of the toggle being at b". The 6. In a too molding machinoin combina member I) has an extension at its inner end tion a stationary die having an under-cut, 50 that, is pivotally connected to the upper end toe-sha ed cavity; a toe-shaped movable die,

of a t-readle rod b and this meadle rod b and a ever on which the movable die is carries two collars a and a engaging the end mounted, said lever being adapted to swing of an arm a fixed to the stem 5 oi a rsdve the movable die on an are into and out of the 0, located in pipe at so that when tresdle rod undercut cavity of the stationary die. 55 b is depressed valve 0 is opened and sicsm 7. In a toe-molding machine in comblnais admitted to chamber a. 0n the lever 5- is tion a stationary die made with a toe-shaped a. nose or projection b" which nests a cavity; a toc-sha cd movablo die' a. lover on bracket b fixed to frame C, and in the path which the movab e the is mounte said lever of this nose I) and on the bracket b is s debeing adapted to shift the movable die on an 60 pression b so that when treadle rod b isdeare into and out of the stationary die; and resscd and die B is lowered into die A die B means to yicldingly sup ort the stationary is shifccd laterallv to the loft. in Fig 5 as $0011 die against the pcrpcnt icular and lateral as nose .5 reaches deprexion b. .This die B thrust of the movable die. is forced entirely into die A against the will 8. In a toe molding machine, the combina- 65 of the latter, lhc frontof d e B is rustle tion of a stationary die having a toe-shaped $99,073 cavity; a toe-shaped moyable die a low? cavity,- a toeshaiied nipvable (he, a lever on support for the movable (he by whic 1 the latwhich t 1e mm'ab e die 15 mounted, said lever d into aml oubnf the stationan die; and a flexible joint behs'rmn' the movable lever to permit thamovable ulie to For while in engagement with the at's tiona-ry (lie.

In anmhling machine he comhinati n stationary die made with a toe-shaped spnng acting at die; a 5p the lateral thrust, of t on the bed to 0 pose. the downward thrust of the mo\'ahle e.

JOSEPH A. RHOULT. Witnesses:

' .HAROLD S. Locxwobn, Harm-1a M. IIARDING. 

